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NYSERDA Holding Off on Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Solicitation

Although the New York Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has authority from the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) to issue a...

Senators Pen Letter Seeking to Extend Safe Harbor

Six U.S. Senators have written a letter addressed to Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin seeking to extend the safe harbor provisions provided under...

Leeward Completes Financing for Wind Farm Construction

Leeward Renewable Energy LLC, a U.S.-based independent power company, has closed on the $162.9 million construction financing and tax equity commitment for its Mountain...

Subsea 7 Awarded Netherlands Offshore Contract

Subsea 7 S.A., a company that specializes in the delivery of offshore projects and services, has been awarded a substantial offshore contract by Vattenfall...

Peyton Creek Completes Tax Equity Financing

RWE Renewables has completed the tax equity financing of its 151 MW Peyton Creek Wind Farm in Matagorda County, Texas.  A subsidiary of Bank of...

Pemamek’s Flange Fitting Station Improves Production, Safety

Pemamek has enabled the safe and accurate fitting and welding of flanges to wind towers and tower foundation sections with its PEMA Flange Fitting...

Clearway Enters Agreements for Renewable Projects

Clearway Energy Inc. has entered into binding agreements related to the previously announced drop-down offer from Clearway Group (CEG) to acquire and invest in...

Dominion Nears Construction on Offshore Wind Project

Dominion Energy and Ørsted say the turbine components and monopiles for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project have shipped to North America.  The...

Ingeteam Launches Next-Generation Wind Power Converter

Ingeteam, an independent global provider of electrical conversion equipment, has launched its next-generation wind power converters developed for high-power DFIG applications.  Ingeteam's DFIG drive series...

Avangrid, T-Mobile Agree on Long-Term Contract

Avangrid Renewables LLC and T-Mobile U.S. Inc. have agreed on a long-term contract for the Otter Creek Wind Farm in LaSalle County, Ill., and...

Parkland Completes Turbine Installation at Northwester 2

In a joint operation with MHI Vestas and Jan De Nul Group, Parkwind has completed the final installation of turbines at the Northwester 2...

Wind Powers 2019 for Another Record Year

Wind power emerged from 2019 as the U.S.’ top choice for new power after building 9.1 GW, representing 39% of new utility-scale power additions.  With...

IEA Finalizes Wind Construction Contract in Iowa

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc. (IEA), an infrastructure construction company with specialized energy and heavy civil expertise, has finalized a $65 million wind construction...

DOE Allocates Funds for Rare Earth Element Research

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) plans to provide up to $18 million for basic research aimed at helping to ensure the continued availability...

Clean Energy Workers Feel the Effects of COVID-19

More than 106,000 clean energy workers lost their jobs in the month of March, and hundreds of thousands more clean energy job losses are...

Two Newly Completed Wind Farms Power Upper Midwest

Upper Midwest customers of Xcel Energy are now receiving renewable energy from two newly completed wind facilities, the 150 MW Foxtail Wind Project in...

LM Wind Power to Close Blade Manufacturing Plant

LM Wind Power, a Danish supplier of rotor blades, says it will close its Little Rock, Ark., manufacturing plant later in the year due...

Pearce Services Acquires MaxGen Energy Services, WWS

Pearce Services LLC, a provider of telecommunications infrastructure maintenance, repair and engineering, has acquired MaxGen Energy Services and World Wind & Solar (WWS), independent...

Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind Names New Head of Federal Affairs

Ørsted has named Margaret "Maggie" Lemmerman as the company’s new head of federal affairs for U.S Offshore Wind.  Lemmerman will be based in Washington, D.C....

National GHG Emissions Fall 10 Percent Since 2005

Since 2005, national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have fallen by 10%, and power sector emissions have fallen by 27% - even as our economy...

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